Friday I'm in Love
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- Author：Camryn Garrett
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Summary
It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen but what if Mahalia had a Coming Out Party？ A love letter to romantic comedies， sweet sixteen blowouts， black joy and queer pride。
Mahalia Harris wants。
She wants a big Sweet Sixteen like her best friend Naomi。
She wants the super cute new girl Siobhan to like her back。
She wants a break from worrying--about money， snide remarks from white classmates， pitying looks from church ladies 。 。 。 all of it。
Then inspiration strikes: It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen， but what if she had a Coming Out Party？ A singing， dancing， rainbow-cake-eating celebration of queerness on her own terms。
The idea lights a fire in her， and soon Mahalia is scrimping and saving， taking on extra hours at her afterschool job， trying on dresses， and awkwardly flirting with Siobhan， all in preparation for the Coming Out of her dreams。 But it's not long before she's buried in a mountain of bills， unfinished schoolwork， and enough drama to make her English Lit teacher blush。 With all the responsibility on her shoulders， will Mahalia's party be over before it's even begun？
A novel about finding yourself， falling in love， and celebrating what makes you you。
Mahalia Harris wants。
She wants a big Sweet Sixteen like her best friend Naomi。
She wants the super cute new girl Siobhan to like her back。
She wants a break from worrying--about money， snide remarks from white classmates， pitying looks from church ladies 。 。 。 all of it。
Then inspiration strikes: It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen， but what if she had a Coming Out Party？ A singing， dancing， rainbow-cake-eating celebration of queerness on her own terms。
The idea lights a fire in her， and soon Mahalia is scrimping and saving， taking on extra hours at her afterschool job， trying on dresses， and awkwardly flirting with Siobhan， all in preparation for the Coming Out of her dreams。 But it's not long before she's buried in a mountain of bills， unfinished schoolwork， and enough drama to make her English Lit teacher blush。 With all the responsibility on her shoulders， will Mahalia's party be over before it's even begun？
A novel about finding yourself， falling in love， and celebrating what makes you you。
Reviews
Parker
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Nothing about this book felt particularly original。 It’s pretty much a standard romance。 Everything also wrapped up very quickly in the end。 I do think there’s a need for more stories featuring queer Black girls so I’m glad it exists in that regard。
caitlyn
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- thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc！ - this was a cute read！ it was sweet to read about a coming out party， and seeing our protagonist work towards what she wanted was nice to see。 overall， a sweet book to read if you want some lgbtqia+ happiness。
Amy Pickett
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Nothing can brighten a dreary， late winter day like a fresh teen rom-com！ In Camryn Garrett’s Friday I’m in Love， Mahalia Harris has missed out on the sweet sixteen party of her dreams due to finances （or lack of）。 She decides to plan a coming out party instead， complete with rainbow decorations and the ultimate playlist。 Everything is complicated by money troubles， a flirty but unavailable new girl at school， tension with her bestie， and her single mom’s health scare。 Will the party even happen Nothing can brighten a dreary， late winter day like a fresh teen rom-com！ In Camryn Garrett’s Friday I’m in Love， Mahalia Harris has missed out on the sweet sixteen party of her dreams due to finances （or lack of）。 She decides to plan a coming out party instead， complete with rainbow decorations and the ultimate playlist。 Everything is complicated by money troubles， a flirty but unavailable new girl at school， tension with her bestie， and her single mom’s health scare。 Will the party even happen or was it all just a daydream？ Readers of Leah Johnson’s You Should See Me in a Crown will not want to miss this one！ 🌈 👗 🏳️🌈 🎉 。。。more
Greta
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Aww。 Cute little YA coming out book
Preethi Harinath
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I REALLY， like REALLY wanted to like this book。 but no 3
Katie Mac
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This book is so sweet and adorable--the flirting between Siobhan and Mahalia is a high point， as it feels realistic and not saccharine--but there's plenty of real-world problems thrown in。 In fact， I was a little disappointed that some of the issues with money， Mahalia's dad， and Mahalia's relationship with Naomi weren't resolved better or explored more， but that might have made the book feel overstuffed and cumbersome。 The writing feels a little middle-grade at times， but it's also authenticall This book is so sweet and adorable--the flirting between Siobhan and Mahalia is a high point， as it feels realistic and not saccharine--but there's plenty of real-world problems thrown in。 In fact， I was a little disappointed that some of the issues with money， Mahalia's dad， and Mahalia's relationship with Naomi weren't resolved better or explored more， but that might have made the book feel overstuffed and cumbersome。 The writing feels a little middle-grade at times， but it's also authentically earnest in a way that made the reading experience quick and enjoyable。 If you're looking for a fun LGBTQ+ romance featuring an authentically flawed young woman， read this！ 。。。more
Lydia Hephzibah
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Setting: Southern CaliforniaRep: Black queer FMC; Black queer love interestMaybe I'm too British for this book but I do not understand why a teenager with no money is so set on spending $1，400 on a party to come out to her friends when throughout the book she only has about 2 friends anyway， both of whom already know she's queer？ Or just didn't work for me。 It didn't help that Mahalia often came off as selfish and rude and kind of stupid， especially in the way she talks to customers at the store Setting: Southern CaliforniaRep: Black queer FMC; Black queer love interestMaybe I'm too British for this book but I do not understand why a teenager with no money is so set on spending $1，400 on a party to come out to her friends when throughout the book she only has about 2 friends anyway， both of whom already know she's queer？ Or just didn't work for me。 It didn't help that Mahalia often came off as selfish and rude and kind of stupid， especially in the way she talks to customers at the store where she works。 。。。more
Tisa
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3。5 starsThe romance felt a little rushed and ista-lovey。 Otherwise， it's a wonderful story。 3。5 starsThe romance felt a little rushed and ista-lovey。 Otherwise， it's a wonderful story。 。。。more
Lisa
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There’s never such a thing as too many LGBTQ+ YA books in my opinion， but I just never really got into this one。 The pacing felt slow to be about 70-90% the way through， I skipped a little bit。 Covers a lot of ground and is super important for young adults to have access to， just wasn’t my favorite。
Tanisha
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3。75
Kelly Stevens
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Lots in this book was fantastic， in particular lots about the intersectional identify of being black， queer （bi/pan）， and sixteen。 That said， I was a bigger fan of Off the Record as the characters felt more mature and believable to me - of course that’s my own personal take as I’m no longer 16！ Still， I’d suggest starting w Off the Record first， then moving to this one。
Ella
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3。5
Haruko reads
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A lighthearted novel， but I'll be honest， I think this is Garrett's weakest work yet。 The stakes are very low， and the main character comes off as entitled and bitter and I'm really not sure why her best friend forgave her for treating her so poorly。 The secondary characters are also weirdly one-dimensional。 Overall， I just wasn't that enthused by this story， and I hope Garrett's next book will have her more of her authentic voice。 A lighthearted novel， but I'll be honest， I think this is Garrett's weakest work yet。 The stakes are very low， and the main character comes off as entitled and bitter and I'm really not sure why her best friend forgave her for treating her so poorly。 The secondary characters are also weirdly one-dimensional。 Overall， I just wasn't that enthused by this story， and I hope Garrett's next book will have her more of her authentic voice。 。。。more
Willow
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This book is absolutely incredible！ The queer love had me grinning and sobbing by turns。 And I loved the use of music， especially the title song。 The discussion throughout the book on socio-economic status and race were well done and kept the book grounded and real。 This is a new favorite。
Alma Zamora
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Very charming book - but it just wasn’t for me。 I thought I’d give a YA book a chance， and while I’m not completely dissuaded by YA after this book， I might just feel a little too old for some of the aspects of YA。If I was a teen again though I’d definitely be completely obsessed with this book。 It’s funny and a very easy read。 It tackles some challenging topics in a very age appropriate way。
Rosevine6761
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5/5 stars。 This was really adorable and sweet。 I really liked the plot。 The execution was a bit off， like I feel like characters would disappear from the plot and then reappear。 But I guess that is how life is， sometimes people become less relevant and others become more。 I just think all the relationships in this book felt…shallow， like we could have delved into them more。 Like Siobhan， we learn so much about her in the first half and we get a kind of slow burn between her and Mahalia， but th 4。5/5 stars。 This was really adorable and sweet。 I really liked the plot。 The execution was a bit off， like I feel like characters would disappear from the plot and then reappear。 But I guess that is how life is， sometimes people become less relevant and others become more。 I just think all the relationships in this book felt…shallow， like we could have delved into them more。 Like Siobhan， we learn so much about her in the first half and we get a kind of slow burn between her and Mahalia， but then in the second half she disappears for a bit and then things are on a fast track， which was fine but I would’ve appreciated more。 And then with Naomi I really did not get the best friend vibes I wanted to get。 Especially with the primary context we see her in being the job she and Mahalia share， she just felt more like a coworker than a best friend。 And I think that would’ve been fixed with more insight into the relationship between them， but I’m also happy with what we got。 I really liked the MC of this book， Mahalia。 I could see myself in her。 Especially at the end of the book when she was just stunned every time someone said the word “girlfriend”， like I feel that。 I also like that Mahalia didn’t end up getting the patty the exact way she wanted it。 I’m happy she got it in the end， but sometimes shit doesn’t work out， especially in this world。 And I liked the whole communal aspect of the party that ended up happening。 。。。more
Kristen
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3。5 stars！ Fun， quick， full of black queer love and end of high school first love frustrated with life feelings。
Addie_read_this
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Felt very cheesy and very predicatable。 Some of the plot points were unnecessary or not worked out well。 Overall a good read but not worth more than 3 stars
lou
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one of those books every kid should've access to！ this wasn't made for people of my age but I'm happy kids can have these types of books that I so wished I had！ （3。5） one of those books every kid should've access to！ this wasn't made for people of my age but I'm happy kids can have these types of books that I so wished I had！ （3。5） 。。。more
Katey Lovell
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The most amazing cover drew me in， The Cure lyric title hooked me。Really cute YA novel about Mahalia， a queer teen growing up in a home with little money， who is saving for a coming out party after missing out on a sweet sixteen。
Jackie
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I loved this book。 Super cute！
Kristen Killian
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3。5 stars rounded up because Camryn Garrett is exploring the concept of teenagers coming to terms with their sexuality， and that is SO IMPORTANT to showcase to an audience， especially in our current times。 Mahalia and her mom are not financially secure， and Mahalia has to cancel her sweet 16， so she decides to start saving to have a “Coming Out” party instead。 I found the concept of trying to manage money as a teenager so important with balancing school， SATs， a part time job etc。， and I loved h 3。5 stars rounded up because Camryn Garrett is exploring the concept of teenagers coming to terms with their sexuality， and that is SO IMPORTANT to showcase to an audience， especially in our current times。 Mahalia and her mom are not financially secure， and Mahalia has to cancel her sweet 16， so she decides to start saving to have a “Coming Out” party instead。 I found the concept of trying to manage money as a teenager so important with balancing school， SATs， a part time job etc。， and I loved her evolving relationship with Siobhan。 The problem is every other person in Mahalia’a life kind of sucks - her mom has her moments， her best friend Naomi says some super unsupportive comments and her Dad is pretty much absent - a lot of those conflicts could’ve been explored a bit further， but this is my second book by Camryn Garrett I’ve really enjoyed and will definitely check out more。 。。。more
Stacey
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Not rating because I don’t know how。 I read this for book club but I’m not the audience for YA and I don’t think I can correctly judge this。 I think teen me would have liked it though 🤷♀️The cover is A+ though。
Jaclyn Hillis
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“That’s what picking favorite songs is， really。 You offer up your heart so that the song can latch onto you。”
Jess
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Friday I'm In Love was a sweet and joyful read， with a very satisfying ending。 I read it in one day - I was invested in finding out what happened， and if Mahalia would achieve her goals。 It's not without its flaws - the characters could have been better developed， and I'm not sure how long the book's plot will stay with me。 However， this is a joyful read - I think it shows （positively） that the author was still a teen herself when she started writing it。 The book feels very current and real， whi Friday I'm In Love was a sweet and joyful read， with a very satisfying ending。 I read it in one day - I was invested in finding out what happened， and if Mahalia would achieve her goals。 It's not without its flaws - the characters could have been better developed， and I'm not sure how long the book's plot will stay with me。 However， this is a joyful read - I think it shows （positively） that the author was still a teen herself when she started writing it。 The book feels very current and real， whilst still having great heart。3。5 stars rounded up to 4。Thanks to Penguin and Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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A sweet YA coming-out story！🏳️🌈Mahalia has already turned sixteen and didn’t get a Sweet Sixteen party—the kind kids dream about。 But what if she could have a Coming Out Party instead？ After attending her best friend’s 16th birthday party， Mahalia is inspired to have one of her own。 Her family is already having financial hardships so Mahalia decides to save every penny and work super hard to pay for the party herself。 Only she ends up throwing school work aside and ends up with plenty of drama， A sweet YA coming-out story！🏳️🌈Mahalia has already turned sixteen and didn’t get a Sweet Sixteen party—the kind kids dream about。 But what if she could have a Coming Out Party instead？ After attending her best friend’s 16th birthday party， Mahalia is inspired to have one of her own。 Her family is already having financial hardships so Mahalia decides to save every penny and work super hard to pay for the party herself。 Only she ends up throwing school work aside and ends up with plenty of drama， not the least of which is what to do about the new girl Siobhan， whom she desperately likes。 Will this party end before it begins？🎈 I have loved Garrett’s books ever since I read Off the Record and when I saw she had a bisexual contemporary romcom coming out， I was hyped！ This is just as cute and sweet as you would imagine。 And this cover？！ I die。 I want Mahalia to get everything she’s ever wanted！ CW: money issues， coming out story， racism， homophobia 。。。more
Katie
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PSA: Making tea in a teapot does not make it real Irish tea， making tea with Lyons or Barry’s teabags makes it real Irish tea， pouring water directly from the kettle into your mug is more than okay - Yours sincerely， a real Irish tea drinker who doesn’t own a teapot
Eva B。
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This was super fun and cute while also touching on some heavier topics--a perfect Valentine's read <3 Mahalia was a joy to follow and she and Siobhan were absolutely adorable together！ This was super fun and cute while also touching on some heavier topics--a perfect Valentine's read <3 Mahalia was a joy to follow and she and Siobhan were absolutely adorable together！ 。。。more
Lynn
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This book was cute， but I feel like nothing was really resolved。 Mahalia copes with her challenges by avoiding them， yet somehow they are all resolved？ She gets so swept up in her new crush and romance that she literally drops everything else - and then gets mad when she's called out for it。 The romance was okay， but a bit borderline obsessive on Mahalia's part。 Loved the idea of the coming out party。 This book was cute， but I feel like nothing was really resolved。 Mahalia copes with her challenges by avoiding them， yet somehow they are all resolved？ She gets so swept up in her new crush and romance that she literally drops everything else - and then gets mad when she's called out for it。 The romance was okay， but a bit borderline obsessive on Mahalia's part。 Loved the idea of the coming out party。 。。。more
Praise ♡
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It was a beautiful and super adorable queer romcom， I laughed so much but also cried in many moments， maybe because I came to really connect with mahalia as a character。This was brilliantly written and I hope to see more Mahalia's represented。 It was a beautiful and super adorable queer romcom， I laughed so much but also cried in many moments， maybe because I came to really connect with mahalia as a character。This was brilliantly written and I hope to see more Mahalia's represented。 。。。more
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